The PDP convention almost didn’t hold as Police came to seal up the venue of the convention. This move was condemned by Femi-Fani-Kayode, who through his Facebook page, said the imposition of Ali Modu Sheriff as National Chairman of the party, even though he warned them against it, was PDP’s mistake. as the
He also said the APC-led government would not allow the convention to hold, especially since Sheriff is allegedly working for them (APC).
While the convention eventually held, former Media aide to former president Jonathan, Doyin Okupe had said APC and President Buhari are not to be held responsible for what happened but rather the problem was wit the PDP themselves and the in-fighting, naivety and desperation of many to seize power and control the party.